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Photos: From Asia to the U.S.: The cat cafe craze spreads

People look in through the window at Cat Café by Purina ONE, on Sunday, April 27, 2014 in New York. (Photo by Amy Sussman/Invision for Purina ONE/AP Images)
People look in through the window at Cat Café by Purina ONE, on Sunday, April 27, 2014 in New York. (Photo by Amy Sussman/Invision for Purina ONE/AP Images)
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People look in through the window at Cat Café by Purina ONE, on Sunday, April 27, 2014 in New York. (Photo by Amy Sussman/Invision for Purina ONE/AP Images)
In this photo taken Thursday, Nov. 6, 2014, Dawn Piper moves in to take a closer look at a pair of cats in a tower at the Cat Town Cafe in Oakland, Calif. Pouncing on similar cafe concepts in Asia & Europe, the cafe has become America's first permanent feline-friendly coffee shop. Cafe customers pay to pet cute kitties while sipping on tea or expresso drinks. It allows customers, who may not be able to have cats in their own homes, to enjoy the benefits of furry friends for short times without the responsibility. The animals come from a partnership with a local animal shelter and are also available for adoption. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)
People look in through the window and hang out with cats at Cat Café by Purina ONE, on Sunday, April 27, 2014 in New York. (Photo by Amy Sussman/Invision for Purina ONE/AP Images)
People wait to enter the Cat Café by Purina ONE, on Sunday, April 27, 2014 in New York. (Photo by Amy Sussman/Invision for Purina ONE/AP Images)
In this photo taken Thursday, Nov. 6, 2014, a number of women play and photograph cats at the Cat Town Cafe in Oakland, Calif. Following similar cafe concepts in Asia & Europe, the cafe has become America's first permanent feline-friendly coffee shop. Cafe customers pay to pet cute kitties while sipping on tea or expresso drinks. It allows customers, who may not be able to have cats in their own homes, to enjoy the benefits of furry friends for short times without the responsibility. The animals come from a partnership with a local animal shelter and are also available for adoption. This may just be the beginning of this country's cat cafe craze as others plan on opening soon in Seattle, Portland, San Diego and Denver. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)
In this photo taken Thursday, Nov. 6, 2014, a man passes by and looks in the windows of people playing with cats at the Cat Town Cafe in Oakland, Calif. Following similar cafe concepts in Asia & Europe, the cafe has become America's first permanent feline-friendly coffee shop. Cafe customers pay to pet cute kitties while sipping on tea or expresso drinks. It allows customers, who may not be able to have cats in their own homes, to enjoy the benefits of furry friends for short times without the responsibility. The animals come from a partnership with a local animal shelter and are also available for adoption. Similar cafes are planned to open soon in Seattle, Portland, San Diego and Denver. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)
People hang out with cats from North Shore Animal League during the adoption drive held at the Cat Café by Purina ONE on Sunday, April 27, 2014 in New York. (Photo by Amy Sussman/Invision for Purina ONE/AP Images)
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